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THE SPEAKEASY KICKSTARTER REWARDS – from Signed Collectible Postcard to VIP On Stage Performance Cameo
When we decided we would need to turn to Kickstarter to raise the funding necessary to mount a showcase production of "Speakeasy – John and Jane Allison in the Wonderland", we learned that creating an attractive set of rewards for … Continue reading
SPEAKEASY Reading December 7
R E M I N D E R There will be a reading of SPEAKEASY John and Jane Allison in the Wonderland by Danny Ashkenasi December 7 7pm at the Theater for the New City 155 First Avenue, between 9th … Continue reading
CYNDI LAUPER Just Wants to Have Lots and Lots of Fun (and so do many guys)
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is the song that put Cyndi Lauper on the scene and to this day is the song she is most identified with, even though she has had many other hit songs since, recorded dance … Continue reading
JULIAN CARNATION / JULIAN ELTINGE – Speakeasy's Red Queen and Mad Hatter & Broadway's Famous Female Impersonator
When I was researching Gay Culture of the 1920's and 1930's in preparation for writing "Speakeasy", I came about an anecdote about a once famous female impersonator of the 1910's and 1920's, Julian Eltinge, a star of Vaudeville and the … Continue reading
Posted in LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Live! On Stage, Notes in the News, The Speakeasy Chronicles Tagged 1920s, 1930s, Alice in Wonderland, Broadway, Cinderella, cross dressing, drag, female impersonator, Julian Carnation, Julian Eltinge, Mad Hatter, musical, Red Queen, Silent Movies, Speakeasy, Trial of the Tarts, Vaudeville Leave a comment
Speakeasy – An interview conducted by author Rebecca Cantrell – updated
The bestselling Author Rebecca Cantrell has posted an interview with me about Speakeasy on her blog. In it I reveal some tidbits about Speakeasy and a song demo that had not yet found their way to Notes from a Composer. … Continue reading
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The Day Has Come! We Have Launched Our Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign! CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE PROJECT PAGE! Help bring this original, ambitious new musical onto the stage! "Speakeasy – John and Jane Allison in the Wonderland" brings … Continue reading
BLONDIE vs. SHEENA – Grudge Match of the Bond Themes
With the release of the latest Bond, "Spectre", a whole bunch of internet articles listed rankings of the Bond theme songs. Sultry "Nobody Does it Better" generally wound up the #1 choice of most of these polls, followed by the … Continue reading
TROUBLE BUBBLES – The Songs from Childhood that Loom Large All One's Life
I was three years old when Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was released and became the one of the most popular songs of its time. One of my earliest memories is of me, small boy hardly taller than … Continue reading
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SPEAKEASY Campaign Video Update
Stolis Hadjicharalambous has completed the final edit of the Speakeasy fundraiser campaign video. The Kickstarter fundraising campaign will launch in about two weeks. Meanwhile, here are stills of some the images and tracks of some of the music that will … Continue reading


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Hello! My name is Camille Woodthorpe (Hein).
I'm a multi-skilled developer from Perth, Western Australia, with a strong interest in both the artistic and technical aspects of development.
I strive to improve my range of skills through both professional and personal projects, and have 8 years of professional experience developing interactive 3D training, games and virtual reality using the Unity game engine (C#).
Currently I am working full-time for St John Ambulance (WA), as the Lead VR/AR Developer for their digital first aid experiences.
I also actively seek to mentor and encourage interest in STEM fields.
In my spare time I enjoy geeking out over science fiction/fantasy and space, and learning Krav Maga and martial arts.
Here you can have a look at my résumé, my professional portfolio and my personal portfolio.
If you'd like to have a chat about potential job opportunities, my work, or just to discuss geeky things with me, please get in touch.


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Play as Baby Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary and Joseph as they flee the Wrath of Herod
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Play as Baby Jesus Christ, Virgin Mary and Joseph as they flee the Wrath of Herod
Baby Jesus Christ RPG emcompasses the period between the Annunciation of Virgin Mary's pregnancy by the Angel Gabriel until the moment Joseph, Mary and Baby Jesus flee to Egypt to avoid persecution from Herod's forces. There's also a part where the player is required to take on the mantle of the Three Wise Kings as they travel to meet the infant Messiah. Baby Jesus Christ RPG was made using RPG Maker VX ACE and it will run in any computer that can run VX ACE games, like most current versions of Windows.
No other biblical game has managed to walk the fine line between being too reverent (but sometimes off putting) and being too zany (thus bearing no connection to the actual gospels). This game walks the line and maintains main events intact while adding its own sense of humor to this story.
This game is for anyone who enjoys playing role playing video games or history or religion or any of the previous options.


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Mountain of Gratitude
This is the first weekend in a while I am not leaving nor am I already gone to some race or other wild adventure. Whenever my pace slows down, my high I love to ride on starts sliding, very fast. Contrary to most people's popular belief, yes, I can experience lows. I don't like them, but I'm human.
For those who know my 'stories', life for me has had some very tough moments. It is here that I start thinking about those times as well as maybe some of the parts of my life at the moment that perhaps aren't so great. As with most of us, I don't like these thoughts or feelings, but I do realize–hopefully sooner than later–that if it wasn't for these lows, my highs wouldn't be quite so amazingly euphoric. Especially for everyone who sees me bouncing around at races so excited I can hardly contain myself, it is me knowing how incredibly lucky I am to be there, let alone race pretty darn well. A few years ago, I faced the prospect of never putting on my racing shoes, or helmet, or anything. When faced with prospects, such as these, being stripped of your passion overnight, it hits home so very hard, what you had. I am certain there are many who can fill in the blank of things they've lost been forced to let go of when they least expected it or wanted to. These are the times when I truly realize what I had and now miss so very much. It is like a piece of my soul was missing.
Want to rebuild an even stronger soul? Find a way to climb back up the mountain. Aim for a higher peak, or maybe it will be a different mountain than you've ever scaled. As a dear friend once taught me, it is baby step that will get you to the top. One foot in front of the other. It might be the most difficult thing you ever do, a few (or many falls) might occur along the way, but wow is the view from this new peak amazing! You find that when you let go of those things, that sometimes they never come back, yet they may, perhaps in a new fulfilling way. I have always found that when I allow my cup to empty, it then has room to be filled with the most amazing things. Life becomes so precious and beautiful once again. How incredible.
One of the keys to pulling myself out of these moments is realizing that there are many things, people, etc. in my life right now that are good. I have just forgotten. I do receive help many times from others to help me see. The blinders can be so tight. Thank you to Steve, and Art, and Ramon and the list goes on and on and on of those who have helped me and still remind me in my heart that there are many wonderful, caring friends out there who love me and all of my quirks.
I am so thankful for warm, sunny days, rainbows (as I saw last night) after a spring rain, flowers, races (sometimes it takes until after they're over!!), solo rides and runs, riding with friends, good times, hard times, a happy place for me and my son to live, sunrise and sunset, nature, beauty, love, peace, health, prosperity in all ways, inspiring people. I could go on and on. In my heart I am!
I feel so light right now!!! I think I'll go for a run! Gratitude for even the little things. All those little things become my mountain. I'm standing on top and I love the view! Thank you!


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Determining the Best Social Media Marketing Platforms for Your Clients
You probably know at this point in your social media career that you cannot possibly help your clients by just placing them on every social network known to man. More does not necessarily mean better.
Besides, who has time to be on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, Instagram, Vine, Periscope, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Blab, and countless other social networks. Certainly neither your clients and nor you even if you want to successfully sell them on your services.
Therefore, knowing you cannot join every network is the first step in helping your clients with a targeted social media marketing strategy. Now, you need to determine the best social media marketing platforms for your clients.
To accomplish these goals, we want to take you through some simple steps to determine the best social networks for your clients.
5 Steps to Determine the Best Social Media Marketing Platform
- Make mistakes– As Buffer founder, Kevan Lee stated, "When I started at Buffer, I was given permission to make mistakes, to ask forgiveness rather than permission, to always test everything. So I'd like to give you all some permission as well."
Yes, you should not spend your time divided between all of the social networks when you start. However, that does not mean you should not play around with different networks to see which ones provide the most bang for your buck.
At the end of the day, you will make mistakes either way. It is impossible to know exactly what every client needs from the get go.
Therefore, accept this ahead of time, and play around with the different networks to determine how they can help your clients achieve their goals.
- Ask the right questions. Part of determining the social media marketing platforms for your clients involves asking the right questions.
The vertical response has a number of useful questions to help their clients find the right social media channel.
They ask the following questions:
- What is the unique purpose of this platform?
- Do its attributes relate to my business's needs?
- Which target audience does this platform serve?
- How much time on this network is necessary to have the best impact?
They are able to improve the quality of service they provide to their clients by asking their clients these questions that is because they need to know each client's unique purpose for using specific social networks.
Understand how you can position your customers success on their respective networks. For example, Facebook is an ideal social network to share information about a business and acquire testimonials and personal stories from clients that you can easily share with your fan page and social network.
By assessing the needs of your client, you then determine how to effectively achieve your goals in the least amount of time.
- Evaluate demographics- Facebook is an ideal platform if you want to generate testimonials, share personal stories, and depict your business to prospects. However, if you decide instead that you want to drive traffic to your website you might choose Pinterest or Twitter.
While all of the social networks can perform both of these functions, the short post format works especially well in generating traffic.
For example, numerous mommy bloggers use Pinterest to share images of their kids that link back to their blogs. The image captures the user's attention, and the link allows the user to directly connect to the blog.
Also, use data like age differences to determine which social network you can use for your prospects.
As you can see from the chart below from UTA Brand Studio, if you want to connect with Millennials use social networks like Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr. Conversely, if you want to speak with Baby Boomers use Facebook, YouTube, and Reddit.
While Facebook is large enough to have captured most of the market across demographics, the other networks come represent specific target markets.
Demographics is one of the most important factors in the success of any social media campaign. It is why for years, many small businesses failed to succeed online even when they generated huge amounts of traffic. Here comes the social media company. These companies' runs social media campaigns on the basis of demographic analysis on behalf of those SMEs.
When you understand where your target audience spends their time and money, you can begin to leverage that knowledge to grow your own business.
- Test new and different mediums– It is okay to find a niche social network for you to utilize. However, you need to continually experiment to see how other social networks work.
For example, last year Purina ONE Cat created their first video on Twitter-owned Periscope. The series of videos entitled One Cat Compare over 16 hours of shots broken down into short videos on pet wellness, pet care, and physical activities.
Part of this was also done live at a pop-up shop where visitors were encouraged to adopt a pet. The Periscope videos generated another 10,000 live views and 60,000 likes across all of the live and the recordings of the videos over the next 24 hours.
The key here is that by testing out new ground on different social networks, Purina One was able to stand out from the crowd. That might be the greatest strength for any business looking to tweak their marketing plan in 2016.
- Determine your budget– The final item that we want to bring up is that once you have your target market in mind, think about the budget you have in mind for your campaign.
Some networks you might still be able to get away with doing all free work. However, others you will either have to pay for ads or other services.
A prime example is LinkedIn. Over the past year, they have increased the price of their paid plans and also restricted the features of the free plans. Therefore, be prepared if you are active on the social network to spend between $50-$150 per month on paid services.
Furthermore, ad budgets can build up quickly. At a minimum, new businesses should spend $30 every month on ads. However, you should encourage your clients to spend a minimum of $500-$1000 or more on social ads.
If your clients fight you on this, remind them that this is cheap in comparison to some of the budgets needed to succeed with search and television ads these days.
Final Thoughts
Do you have a better idea of what social networks work best for your clients? Or are you still ideas up in the air as you struggle to determine the right marketing mix?
Use the steps above as a guideline to figure out the best social media services for your business. Then in the comments, let us know what you found to be the most useful step to determining the best social media marketing platform for your clients.
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Zia Pueblo Restaurants
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain - Advertise your foodie place for free in the town of Zia Pueblo.
Zia Pueblo, NM has one of the widest choices of restaurants, of an area its magnitude, in the whole of the US. Just about 50% of the restaurants in Zia Pueblo are full-service restaurants with three quarters of the others offering limited assistance. The additional restaurants inZia Pueblo are mostly drinking places and caterers that suggest some in-house cooking.
Full-service restaurants in Zia Pueblo have a propensity to present several menu types, including appetizers, salads, side dishes, desserts, and beverages, with quite a few choices within each category. Chefs and cooks will make the items to buy, starting from grilling a burger to compiling an extra complicated and erudite menu item. Waiters and waitresses present table service in comfy surroundings. Clients increasingly be keen on dining at mid-scale or family restaurants, typically run by a large chain. Contrastingly, clientele at the top Zia Pueblo dining places tend to look for a fine environment with adroitly arranged cuisine and restful, authoritive service. Whereas chains are a valuable portion of the restaurant trade, many customers in Zia Pueblo choose to dine in non-franchised owned and locally operated restaurants.
The most regular variety of a limited-service restaurant in Zia Pueblo, NM is a franchised operation of a countrywide restaurant chain selling fast food. Like elsewhere, these restaurants in Zia Pueblo includes a set menu, the nonexistence of waitresses and waiters and an stress on spotlessness and an efficient service. Menu choices will suggest restricted assortment and are made ready by employees with negligible cooking or food-management skills. Food typically is served in disposable take-out containers that hold on to the food's warmth, allowing restaurants to make ready meals in advance of customers' needs. A mounting amount of fast-food restaurants in Zia Pueblo, NM are now providing drive-through and walk-up services.
Restaurants are the most well-known and time-honored trade in the United States of America. The greatest restaurants, especially the best restaurants in Zia Pueblo, NM offer
- Recently prepared food focused on indigenous favourites
- Menu choices that suit each person in the group
- Helpful and motivated personnel that smile!
- Spotlessness
- Each and every one of the list above at an inexpensive cost!
Individuals of Zia Pueblo are acknowledged for their fondness of restaurants with the intention of offering something that other restaurants do not exhibit and they like establishments where the people working in attendance sincerely like what they are doing.
The populace in Zia Pueblo are looking for restaurants that make you feel great after eating there.
The clients attracted to establishments in Zia Pueblo diverge according to numerous factors, including the kind of food served, prices, location and the marketplace the restaurant is targeted at.
To attract clients in Zia Pueblo, NM you ought to focus on
- High-earning individuals or families with a sizeable amount of disposable wages however hardly any time in which to expend it. This client assembly includes the mounting number of solo householders, as well as dual-income family unit groups.
- Corporation people on expense accounts to boost lunchtime custom along with evening meals. The value of this market often tends to keep to the wider fluctuations in native businesses.
- Tourists are significant for numerous restaurants in the area. At all times remember that visitor numbers to Zia Pueblo oscillate according to the seasons, and winter, in particular, might see poorer business.
- Working women. Married women undertake more than sixty percent of all household tasks, consequently easy access to meals is welcomed as one fewer chore to undertake. Cost tends to be an important issue affecting the preference of this group, beside the class of the food.
- Kids. The affect of offspring has produced a large market grouping that impacts on family choice for meals. This has been swiftly picked up on by the substantial conglomerates who, led by the burger chains, target family by means of their marketing.
- Grazers. As lifestyles have changed, the usual 3 meals per day have been replaced by a tendency to graze or eat on the hoof. Convenience plays a large portion in this group's choice of venue.
- The appearance of a substantial troop of retired inhabitants with a higher level of disposable income and improved leisure time. Study indicates that this grouping tends to eat out during the daylight hours as a leisure activity.
If you are opening a restaurant in Zia Pueblo, NM you should
- Recognize the finest site in order to attract passing business. If you are planning to rely by word of mouth and make your business over a very sustained period, locality will play a vital component in the eventual success of your dealings.
- Settle into your routine (and make sure your personnel are comfortable with their posts!) and then attract reviewers from the Zia Pueblo media to carry out a restaurant assessment - a positive appraisal is liable to boost regional awareness in your company.
- Make absolutely you're listed in neighborhood food and restaurant handbooks. This will necessitate enrolling with the Zia Pueblo tourist handbooks and this will also help attract individuals from beyond immediate area.
- Broadcast in magazines perused by your intended listeners. Zia Pueblobusiness magazines and newspapers more often than not put forward moderately priced marketing space.
- Stand out from the competition by selecting an special illustration or theme and applying it to your decoration, employees uniforms, dishes and cutlery, and menus.
- Advertise distinct audiences depending on the time of the day or season of the year. Equally daytime and evening menus may perhaps be provided, with each day specials accessible to contrast the customary bill of fare.
- Use exclusive offers to boost trade throughout idle periods, with mid-afternoon bargains for pupils and elderly diners, and special kid's menus to be had to be a magnet for families. Christmas is an important time for most restaurants, in view of the fact that it offers the opportunity to swell business by means of corporate parties and can be a preamble to your restaurant for would-be new customers who possibly will return all the way through the rest of the year.
As word-of-mouth promotion is of the paramount significance for Zia Pueblo restaurants, it is crucial that your customer service should always be assiduous, swift and civil!
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Wind down your weekend with a nourishing series of yin and restorative postures. This class will channel the hard work you've been doing all weekend and help it seep into your bones. You're going to feel so good, your soul will sleep. When you wake up you can take all your tranquility home with you. Sleep for the Soul is the perfect antidote to life and the best possible way to reset your Inner Self.
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HOW TO PLAY: Move the tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one!
- Three board sizes: 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5.
- Three game modes
- Three themes
Requirements: iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.


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Mascara is a quintessential part of a woman's vanity bag. With so many brands vying for the top spot you are in a fix which one to choose for your lash highlighting needs. Here is a list down of the top 10 mascaras for today's fashion conscious women:
1. Maybelline Great Lash Mascara
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara is a timeless classic that comes with its unique clump-free formula and a narrow wand. The product has an iconic status and is widely preferred for its smudge-proof and water resistant properties. You can buy it online at maybelline.com for $7.
2. Diorshow Mascara
Makeup artists swear by this product for its reliability. Its extra large (xxl) brush has thin bristles that give incredible volume. The formulation's silica powder helps boost the diameter of every lash thus giving thicker looking lashes to the eye. Shop for this product at Dior.com.
3. Lancome Definicils High Definition Mascara
This new age mascara sells at the rate of one every 3 minutes. The unique polymer-based formula boosts the lashes by coating every strand from root to tip. This not only outlines the lashes but also lengthens it. The grooved bristles make sure that the application is even and perfect without blotches. Visit lancome-usa.com to buy this amazing product.
4. CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Mascara
Mascaras are applied for giving volume to the lashes and the lash blast mascara from Covergirl is the right product in this direction. Its flexible bristles allow for smooth application while the spherical wax particles in the formulation space out the lashes pushing them into a plump fan with perfection. Available at covergirl.com for just $9.
5. Benefit Mascara
The new product from the beauty house in this line puts its own Bad Gal Mascara in the second spot. The They're Real! Mascara from benefitcosmetics.com boosts a domed tip which lifts, defines and curls every lash to the last bit giving your eye makeup a look as perfect as false lashes. Though a bit pricey at $22, the product is worth every cent.
6. Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara
In absolute contrast to every other product in its line, Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara has a micro wand makes coating lower lashes a cake walk. Its minute size allows the bristles to get into every nook and corner leading to an illusion of wide eyes. Visit clinique.com to order this product today.
7. L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara
The original creator of voluminous mascara L'Oreal is the best in creating soft fans out of eye lashes. The product is a blend of vitamins and ceramides that protect and nourish the lashes besides beautifying them. Order your tube at lorealparisusa.com.
8. NARS Volumizing Mascara
This top class product from NARS is not just any other mascara. The vitamin enriched natural oil formula makes the lashes glossy while the bristle design on the square-shaped wand separates lashes out to give a dramatic effect to the eyes.
9. Shu Uemura Ultimate Natural Mascara
This efficient curling mascara is a light weight formulation that has the ability to retain till the end of the day. The anti-clumping property of the liquid makes it easy to reapply over the layers. The Ultimate Natural Mascara from Shu Uemura is a luxury offering that can be ordered online from shuuemura-usa.com.
10. Guerlain Noir G Mascara
The final word in luxurious mascara is Guerlain Noir G Mascara. The unique formulation of this amazing product lengthens, thickens and curls the lashes to give the fluffiest eye lashes ever. It is made of carbon pigment that makes the lashes natural black while the super-soft bristles do the rest. This luxury product comes in a case of its own adorned with a mirror for those on the go. The ultimate in luxury mascara is here and available at saks.com.
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Activity 1: Watch the video about the grammar rule.
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- Go to pages 130 and 131 in your textbook.
- Do activities A, B, C and D.
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MGnify is a freely available hub for the analysis and exploration of metagenomic, metatranscriptomic, amplicon and assembly data. The resource provides rich functional and taxonomic analyses of user-submitted sequences, as well as analysis of publicly available metagenomic datasets drawn from the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA).
User DocumentationMGnify user documentation is located at the MGnify Read the Docs site.
This provides a rich, searchable and downloadable overview of the service for scientists and a complete version history corresponding to the different pipelines (accessed via the bottom left hand corner of the page). Answers to many of the most commonly asked questions can be found under the FAQ.
Sequence search
This allows protein sequence searches of our non-redundant protein database using HMMER. Comprehensive documentation describing the sequence search website and available options is available on the HMMER Read the Docs site.
Training materials
This provide training materials as part of the EBI Train online:
- Tutorial about the website
- Tutorial describing the data submission process
- A webinar explaining about MGnify and the analysis you can perform
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Crikey, I can't believe we're nearly at the end of August and I haven't updated my blog in ages *hangs head in shame*. I've been so busy with meetings, enquiries, shooting lots and lots of lovely weddings and then editing them, plus generally looking after my clients in the manner to which they've become accustomed. In amongst all that I've tried to find some time to spend with my family as it's the summer holidays after all, so the blog is feeling rather unloved (and as for housework - don't even go there!)
I have so much stuff to show you, but it's going to have to wait a little longer until the August rush has finished and school have gone back. The best place to see what I've been up to recently is to follow my Facebook page as I post previews and news on there regularly. Come on over and give me a like and see what I've been up to recently!
I'll also mention while I'm here that I'm getting very booked up for next year and have had to turn away lots of enquiries recently. To ensure that I can maintain the high quality service I pride myself on, and in an attempt to achieve some kind of work/life balance, I'm only taking on a limited number of bookings for 2015 and there aren't many spots left. If you are interested in securing my services for your wedding, please get in touch sooner rather than later!
I'll leave you with a few quick pictures from Ellie and Mark's fantastic tipi wedding in Solihull, just because I love a good confetti shot and the last couple of weeks have been all about tipis :) Hope to see you over on Facebook and the blog will be back in action soon!
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THEY fell just short of becoming the Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of badminton but Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson earned the respect of everyone who saw their defeat in the final of the mixed doubles to defending Olympic champions Jun Zhang and Ling Gao.
The British pair struggled early on at the Goudi Olympic Hall in Athens with a convincing defeat likely as they lost the first game 15-1 after their Chinese opponents had made a whirlwind start.
Emms, in particular, looked disheartened but some tenacious defensive play by Robertson allowed them to battle back to win the second 15-12.
A big upset became a possibility in the deciding game when the Britons, backed by a Wimbledon-style crowd in the stands, took an 11-8 lead.
But Gao and Zhang would not be denied a second gold as they forged ahead to win the third game 15-12.
Robertson said: "We gave the performance of our lives. It's something that both of us have dreamed about since we were young."
Robertson had gone into the Games not expecting to win a medal in a competition in which they were seeded fourth so to claim a silver is impressive and there was certainly no disgrace in losing to such accomplished opponents.
And, chief among the Britons' admirers, were Gao and Zhang, who said: "I must say the British team played excellently.
"We had expected some difficulties and we prepared for those difficulties but the real competition was much more difficult than we expected."
Emms was fired up in the third game as she waded in to block Zhang's attempt to persuade the umpire to change the shuttlecock on the British serve.
But, despite having the consolation of a silver medal, she looked dejected as Robertson drove into the net to hand the Chinese the point which won the game. "I was absolutely gutted," she admitted. "I hate losing. I forgot it was a gold medal match and I was just going out there to win."
Although Robertson, at six feet two inches, had a considerable height advantage over both his opponents, the power and agility of his Chinese counterpart Zhang proved too much in the first game.
He was everywhere, blocking British serves and punishing any openings as Robertson and Emms struggled to keep the scoreline respectable.
Asked what they had said to each other at the end of the first game, Robertson said: "'Forget that and move on' and that's actually what we did."
But Emms had smiled rue-fully and shook her head early in the second game as Zhang looked ready to continue where he left off at the end of the first.
However, a leaping smash by Robertson to foil a Chinese serve seemed to inspire the pair who took a 1-0 lead. Their opponents levelled the scores on their next serve but the British pair were ready to make a fight of it.
The momentum with them, they raced into a 6-1 lead with a vicious Robertson smash.
Emms was playing with more confidence and Robertson was going strong but the duo were rocked when a close line call went against them.
After a serve from Zhang looked to have gone out, the umpire gave the decision their way at first but reversed his decision after consulting with the line judge.
Emms and Robertson put the setback behind them to earn a game point which they converted at the second attempt.
Gao and Zhang suddenly looked just human and that impression was confirmed in the third when Robertson and Emms charged 7-3 ahead.
The Britons edged closer and closer to the 15 points needed to win the match but the Chinese were closing all the time and a lame Robertson lob allowed Zhang a smash which levelled the game at 11-11.
It looked to be over for Emms and Robertson when their opponents took the game to match point on their second serve. But there was to be one last act of defiance from Emms as she stretched to a backhand which saw Zhang drive into the net.
Robertson pulled a point back but the reprieve did not last long as Zhang found the resolve he had been missing since the first game and Robertson - dead on his feet - drove into the net.


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The son of actor Richard Dreyfuss, Harry Dreyfuss, is accusing actor Kevin Spacey of groping him during a rehearsal in 2008, adding another allegation to the mounting claims against the "House of Cards" actor.
The younger Dreyfuss said the incident happened while his father was rehearsing at Spacey's London apartment for the play "Complicit" nine years ago when Dreyfuss was 18, according to BuzzFeed.
He said he didn't tell his father about the encounter for several years.
Richard Dreyfuss voiced support for his son on Twitter, saying he's "incredibly proud of him" for stepping forward.
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Spacey's attorney Bryan Freedman told BuzzFeed that the actor "absolutely denies the allegations" made by Dreyfuss.
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Turkish Airlines opened its new Lounge at Borussia Dortmunds Signal Iduna Park
This weekend, Borussia Dortmund and Turkish Airlines celebrated the opening of the Turkish Airlines Lounge in the clubs stadium.
The Turkish Airlines Lounge is located in the North-West section of the stadium and represents an innovation in Dortmunds Signal Iduna Park. With a capacity of 200 guests, the new facilities were jointly designed by Turkish Airlines and Borussia Dortmund. Before and after each home game, as well during half time, an area of 430 square meters offers the highest standards of comfort to the Borussia Dortmunds spectator box guests and business partners. The elaborate design of new lounge area reflects the atmosphere of the renowned Turkish Airlines International Lounge at the Atatürk Airport in Istanbul.
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Since the beginning of the current Bundesliga season Turkish Airlines has been the Premium Airline Partner of Borussia Dortmund and flies the team to all international tournaments and matches. The partnership also covers advertising measures inside and outside the stadium as well as jointly organized events. The two partners are also cooperating on social media and promotion activities.
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Irreverent Woman + Honesty - Bullshit = Shocking Wisdom...and other NSFLife Viewpoints
*My husband and I finally moved into our rental house. Two months later than expected. Remember my flea post? Yeah.
* Now there are plumbing issues. Meaning, six inches of dirty water in our shower when we run a load of laundry. And leaking under the kitchen sink. Bea-u-tiful.
*My mom's house finally sold, but she has about 3 weeks to tidy up and incredibly detailed life, and I swear to god she might drive me crazy yet if she hasn't succeeded already, and honestly, I'm not the person to ask one way or another.
*Summer hours at my office are over. Boo. And I thought summer was for chilling.
*Our new house has footers! Yippee! (Photos of the process will happen, I promise.)
*My little sister went back to Maryland. I cried all night. Boo.
*I am now juggling a ridiculous workload, with no end in sight. And the raise wasn't as great as I had hoped. Boo. I might just quit my job and start bartending again. I made some seriously sweet cash.
*I want to get out and play music with some peeps, but I am either too busy or too tired. Dammit.
*My cat is taking the biggest shits I have ever seen laid by a cat before. It is INSANE. And my poor husband has to clean the litter box, because I do this really horrendous *heave* if I have to even go near it, not to mention the involuntary gags that happen when he is changing it and I can smell it in the other room. GAH. I swear, it is the worst thing I have ever smelt in my life.
*I threw up randomly last night before our softball game, but didn't really feel sick until right when it happened, and felt fine afterward. (I pitched a whole game. A ridiculously bad game, but whatever.) A friend of mine said the P-word, and now I'm pissed. (For those of you not in my brain, the P-word is "pregnant". Gah.)
*Did I mention that my mom might just make me crazy? And we're not living with her anymore. Maybe I should change my name and move to a different country. Eh, but that would just give her a reason to REALLY get pissed.
*Did I mention my mom just turned 50 (last week) and we threw a HA-YUGE party for her? It was great fun, and she looked hot. I hope I look half as good as her at 50. My husband is a lucky man.
*Did I mention my mom taught me how to give a BJ when I was 14? Yep.
*We got a new car, since my husband's truck was totalled (not his fault). It's cute and gets great gas mileage. I'll take a sexy picture of him on the car and post it.
*Da Bears lost their season opener. Gah.
*I got more tattoo work done, but I need to take pics, so those will be up soon too, I suppose. If I can get my ass to care. Blah.
Anyhoo, entertain me now, monkeys.
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See what happens when you drool over people's cute babies? You catch them --that is where babies come from, right?ReplyDelete
Oh, and from a woman who is regularly driven crazy by her mother, trust me when I say there is not a country far enough or a name strange enough to save you from their special brand of affection. I almost ended up in Australia.
Hope things get better.
I am also considering quitting my job and returning to bar work. I am an amazing barmaid and I love it so very, very much. Unfortunately, with the exception of taking work at the kind of bar that will get me disowned quicker than you can say "stripping for cash" I wouldn't be able to make enough money to pay my rent. Boo rubbish :(ReplyDelete
Get your ass in gear to care about posting new tattoo pics, I wanna see.
Yet another member of the world-wide "my mother drives me insane" club. Although I am not moving to another country I am changing my name... unfortunately it just makes it easier for her to find me as I'm changing it to match her new one.
Congratulations on the Boo Baby!ReplyDelete
Can't wait for the pics ;-)
And consider yourself lucky that you had summer hours at all. I've been stuck on the 9-5 all summer. BOOOOO!
- AnonymousSeptember 13, 2007 at 9:55 AM
gwch: i know, it's horrible. my cousin was visiting last week with her 4 year old son, and i had so much fun playing with him. i felt 4 again. so, no to having a baby, yes to being a baby. :)ReplyDelete
i know, it's futile, and i've resigned myself to the fact that for the rest of her life (she's one of these super women who will probably live until she's 120 years old) i'm screwed. and loved, alternatively.
alex: yeah, my biggest issue with bartending again is that i would never see my husband. and, you know, i married him for a reason. (cheap sex.)
tk: whoa, whoa, WHOA. no one said I WAS pregnant; the P-word surfaced, and that is enough to send my little feet running to the plan B counter. but, when i'm ready, you all will know it.
see, now you all know why i'm a girl named BOOOO!
:) stupid joke, but i don't care about putting an ounce of energy into being witty at this moment. go figure.
A BOUNCING BABY BOO!! I'm so happy for you! Now you can paint one of the rooms in the new house baby colors! I can't wait to hear about your growing baby belly! Gosh, you must be so happy. I'm so PROUD of you.ReplyDelete
Yer gonna be a momma!
- AnonymousSeptember 13, 2007 at 10:12 AM
you're a rat bastard.ReplyDelete
Boo! The language. You've got to watch your tongue now that you're going to have a little one running around.ReplyDelete
Somebody, PLEASE, THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
Well I was wandering if you had lost interest in all your readers, I was beginning to think that you must have tried the master cleanse thing, and got stuck in the toilet.... Also, am I the only one who picked up on Boo's lesson from her Mum? and at the age of 14....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 13, 2007 at 3:08 PM
(ignoring tk) yeah, mac, i threw that in as a bonus. good for you, now i know exactly what your priorities are. :)ReplyDelete
I'm with Mac. How does that conversation/demonstration go exactly?ReplyDelete
And congrats on the little one. Cleaning up after the cat will seem like a walk in the park.
OK, I'm done.ReplyDelete
As you can tell, I'm a little wonky today. Not enough sleep.


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One of the best days of my life :')
This was taken about 2 weeks ago, the first time meeting KC in 5 months. Some asked, "How did it feel to meet again after so long? Awkward?". Well not at all actually. It's hard to describe it, but the closest would probably be warm, comforting and familiar:) Now may I please request for time to freeze?
It was a super happy day ^^ I left Sentosa (where I stayed over at Gwen's villa) for Vivo in the morning to meet KC, then headed back to Sentosa – 2 whole days spent in Sentosa, felt like I was on vacation.
We had tickets to Avicii that night, tickets courtesy of Gushcloud! Went to Sentosa early thinking that we could crash Hin Fan's hotel room but he wasn't checked in yet, so we ended up lazing by the beach. Well, guess what we saw...
A group of Indian men fetching wild coconut across the beach and taking bites out of them HAHAHA THIS REALLY CRACKED ME UP!!!
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Crashed Hin Fan's room :D Here's a pic with the ever-spontaneous Sylvia, who had prepared costumes and props for Avicii :O
Just some peacocks/peahens walking to the carpark~
Pre-drinks/shots by bartender Fan. Was pretty yummy!
Lol I made them do this^
Bumped into my best bros4lyfe <3<3<3
Best friend<3 Love you even though you have a shameless selfie here.
& thennnnn it started to pour like crazy. Didn't wanna get my phone/camera spoilt so we ran back to the hotel in the rain haha quite romantic ah, like in the movies hahahahaha.
Ending this post with some peacocks/peahens crossing the road. SO CUTE.


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White House Confirms Jared Kushner Also Met With Russian Ambassador
March 2, 2017, The White House on Thursday acknowledged that Michael T. Flynn, then Donald J. Trump's incoming national security adviser, had a previously undisclosed meeting at Trump Towers with Russian ambassador Sergey L. Kislyak in December to "establish a line of communication" between the new administration and the Russian government. President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, also participated in that meeting.
On February 15, U.S. officials said phone records and intercepted calls revealed that members of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election. President Trump criticized U.S. intelligence agencies for what he said were illegal information leaks, and dismissed the report, calling it "fake news" via Twitter.
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Earlier this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions admitted that he also met twice with the Russian ambassador during the campaign. Sessions denied the contact on previous occasions, including during his confirmation hearing. On Thursday, after facing criticism for lying about the contact, Sessions recused himself from overseeing the continuing FBI investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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7,000 Protesters Clash With Police In Tehran–Tear Gas, Broken Arms
7,000 protesters clash with police at Shariati Street in Tehran.
The AP is reporting clashes— tear gas, broken arms and legs.
Another report says possibly 20,000 people were at the protest.
Here's the latest video of protesters at the Ghoba Mosque:
The BBC is reporting on the protest at the Ghoba Mosque.
Kamangir tweeted that Kambiz Norouzi(law expert) was arrested at the mosque today.
The Azadi Press in Iran has photos from the Ghoba Mosque.
There are reports that people in Tehran have gathered in 6 places: Bahareset, Valiasr, Enghelab, Vanak, Tajrish, Sadehgieh.
Rafsanjani family members were rumored to be at the mosque protest today.
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Iran Press TV reported that the pro-Mousavi gathering was the first post-election demonstration in five days:
Mousavi's supporters marching towards Ghoba mosque in Tehran's Shariati Street.
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Dear Celine,
You are increasingly hilarious. We know that you've got teeth coming in soon, mainly because you're constantly drooling and gumming everything. You're army crawling into the next room now and we know it won't be long until we're chasing you around the house.
You can play quietly in the crib or on the blanket by yourself, but you prefer when you can see that you're not alone. You've figured out how to push big buttons like on your aquarium or exersaucer. Your go-to toys right now are the stacking rings and of course, our phones.
You're talking so much more than last month it is unbelievable. You weren't feeling well for a couple of days last month and as soon as you got your energy back, it has not gone away. You always have something to say, whether it is positive or negative :) I hope you always talk to us this much about your thoughts and opinions!
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Telepractice From TC Clinic To School In Bolivia
Teachers College Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders Establishes ongoing speech and language therapy via SKYPE for students at School for the Deaf--Camino de Sordos--in La Paz, Bolivia.
As part of a leading university located in New York City, the Teachers College program in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) has a strong commitment to educating students to work effectively in a multilingual world. The program is dedicated to ensuring that its students acquire the knowledge and skills needed to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to multicultural populations. This content is infused into our courses and clinical experiences.
In addition to coursework and clinical experience in New York, the SLP program offers its students several international experiences where they provide free speech and language services to children with disabilities. Cate Crowley is the coordinator of the bilingual/multicultural program focus which incorporates the Bolivia and Ghana projects. For the past three years Cate has brought 17 TC CSP students to La Paz, Bolivia for one month. Under Cate's direction, and with the supervision Miriam Baigorri as the clinical corrdinator, and two additional ASHA-certified and New York State licensed bilingual SLPs, these TC students work with the children and their families in the national hospital for children, a school for students with developmental disabilities and autism, and a school for the deaf. Elizabeth Ijalba, Lorena Diaz, and Jenyffer Ruiz have provided clinical supervision in the past. For those students who are not fully fluent in Spanish, intensive Spanish instruction is provided.
One of the sites in Bolivia—Camino de Sordos, a school for the deaf—has 46 students, ages 4 through 20. Less than a handful of the students at Camino have ever had hearing aids. We realized that if we were to be effective, we had to find a way for the students to get hearing aids and to learn how to use those hearing aids. An idea was born that the Teachers College CSP students could provide the needed therapy over SKYPE from New York City to La Paz, Bolivia in real time.
Melissa Inniss is the audiologist who stepped forward to work on this project. Melissa is a Panamanian woman who graduated from TC with a masters in audiology. Melissa is also an SLP and was enrolled in the Teachers College Bilingual Extension Institute for SLPs where she heard a presentation by TC students on their work in Bolivia. Melissa approached Cate and offered to go to Bolivia to test the students' hearing and to obtain donations of hearing aids and molds for the children at Camino. At about the same time, Ray Diaz, a technology expert and husband of Lorena, one of the Bolivia clinical supervisors, visited the group in La Paz. He was so taken by Camino and its students that as soon as he returned to the U.S., he found a financial company that was willing to donate computers to this project.
About this same time, the Downey Family Foundation contacted Cate to say that they wanted to provide funding for her work.Stephanie Downey is a recent graduate from the SLP program. This project was a perfect fit for the foundation with its focus on education. With that funding, Melissa and Ray went to La Paz in August 2008. Melissa tested the hearing of all the students and made ear mold impressions. She gave eight students hearing aids for the first time in their lives. Ray installed three computers at Camino so that we could provide aural habilitation and speech therapy via SKYPE to the students with hearing aids. In addition to the three computers he installed at Camino, Ray installed three additional computers in the Teachers College Mysak Speech and Hearing Clinic.
Melissa received donations of hearing aids and mold impression materials and audiological equipment from several companies including the Hal-Hen Company, Microsonic, Inc., Northeastern Group, Inc., Widex Hearing Aid Company, and WilliamsSound. Ray sought out a financial company that donated 14 computers to this project.
With the technology in place, and the ten students with hearing aids, we began providing aural habilitation from the TC speech and hearing clinic to the school for the deaf in La Paz. Eight students in the speech language pathology program are participating this semester. All eight students have high level Spanish skills. Five of those students are Latinas—Ana de la Iglesia, Natalia Martinez, Ileana Perez, Diana Posadas, and Jen Rodriguez—and the other three--Cate Brandford, Emily Sweet, and Courtney Van Buskirk --have acquired native-Spanish skills.La Paz is directly south of New York so there is no time change and therapy can be provided in "real time". The students come to the Catalina Crespo Computer Room in Camino for 20 to 30 minute sessions. The younger children are always accompanied by an adult who can learn what to do in the school and at home. The adolescents can come on their own as long as sometimes a teacher or parent accompanies them.
We have done pre-tests on the students and are keeping records. In addition to recording the progress the Camino students are making, we also are learning about the strengthsand weaknesses of international telepractice for aural habilitation and speech and language therapy. Because parent training is a critical part of any aural habilitation program, mothers and fathers participate whenever possible. Cate is supervising the students this semester so she and they can learn together how to make it work. If this project benefits the students at Camino and the development of the TC students as quality speech language pathologists, we intend for it to become an ongoing opportunity for the Teachers College master's students in speech language pathology.
Melissa continues to work with the hearing aid manufactures to secure appropriate aids for the Camino students who do not yet have aids. Ray is always available to give us the technological support we need. The Downey Family Foundation funds pays for hearing aid batteries and hearing aid maintenance and assorted equipment we need.
In June 2009, another group of 17 TC CSP students will make their way to La Paz. For that month, they will provide aural habilitation to the children in person and training and support for the teachers and parents. By that time most of the Camino students will have hearing aids and when we return to New York City, we can continue to provide the services via SKYPE.


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From: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA to CNI College Orange, CA
1. Head southeast on CA-241 S toward Exit 18 Toll road
2. Take exit 18 for Antonio Pkwy Partial toll road
3. Turn left at Antonio Pkwy
4. Turn left to merge onto CA-241 N Partial toll road
5. Take the exit onto CA-133 S Partial toll road
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Total Time: 26 minutes
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